Little Belize Explained

Official Name:Little Belize
Pushpin Map:Belize
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Corozal District
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Corozal South East
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:2,830
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:18.2°N -109°W
Blank Name:Climate

Little Belize is a colony of conservative Plautdietsch-speaking "Russian" Mennonites, known as "Old Colony Mennonites", in the Corozal District of Belize. It is part of the Corozal South East constituency.[1] Little Belize is located east of Progresso at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. Because the Mennonite colony is close to Progresso, it is sometimes called "Progresso".

According to the 2000 census, the population of Little Belize was 2,059 people. In 2010 the population had grown to 2,650 people in 427 households.[2] Of these, 98.8% were Mennonite, 0.8% Mestizo, 0.2% Mixed, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% Ketchi Maya.

In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.3% spoke German, 19.5% Spanish, 4.5% English and 0.2% Garifuna; 0.3% could not speak.[3]

In 2017 population has reached 2,830 people. Little Belize is the second most populous Mennonite settlement in the country, after Shipyard.

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Corozal-South-East.pdf Elections & Boundaries Department
  2. http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf Belize Population and Housing Census - Country Report 2010
  3. http://redatam.sib.org.bz/redbin/RpWebEngine.exe/Portal?BASE=BELIZECENSUS_2010&lang=eng Population & Housing Census 2010